Posts by Nick
What is a Docker Image? (And how do you use one with IronWorker?)
Love them or hate them, containers have become part of the infrastructure running just about everything. From Kubernetes to Docker, almost everyone has their version of containers. The most commonly used is still Docker. IronWorker was among the very first to combine serverless management with containers. In this article we will give a high-level overview…
Read MoreWhat is Python Celery?
Celery is an implementation of the task queue concept, one that significantly enhances the end user’s experience. It also benefits developers by saving them time, so that they can focus on what really matters — their ideas and innovations. That is why it remains one of the most popular background job managers in the Python…
Read MoreAnother As A Service? What is the Difference Between IaaS, CaaS, PaaS, and FaaS?
One of the biggest trends in enterprise IT over the past decade is the explosion of the “as a service” business model, also known by the acronym XaaS. In the XaaS model, businesses provision services and applications over the Internet, rather than installing them on local machines. According to a 2018 survey by Deloitte, 71 percent…
Read MoreWhat is Cloud Elasticity?
Cloud elasticity is one of the most important features of cloud computing, and a major selling point for organizations to migrate from their on-premises infrastructure. But what is cloud elasticity exactly, and what are the benefits of cloud elasticity? Below, we’ll discuss everything you need to know about elasticity in cloud computing. Schedule a call to…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Cloud Elasticity
Introduction Cloud elasticity comes with a wide range of benefits—but also some potential drawbacks that you should be aware of before you use it. We’ve already given a general overview of cloud elasticity in our article “What is Cloud Elasticity?” Below, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of cloud elasticity, so that you can decide…
Read MoreDocker Container: How to Create a Docker Container
How to Create a Docker Container App development and deployment now needs to be slicker and simpler than ever. To stay ahead of the competition, you need to be able to get your app up and running quickly without a ton of conflict issues or worrying that problems will arise depending upon which device is…
Read MorePython Celery: Pros & Cons and Reviews
Introduction Python Celery is an open-source project for implementing asynchronous task queues and job queues. If you’re looking for a good Python Celery overview, check out our article “What is Python Celery?”. But now that we’ve discussed how Python Celery works, what about the pros and cons of using Python Celery, or what real users have…
Read MoreCelery vs. IronWorker — Which One Should You Choose?
Vs 5 important differences between Celery vs. IronWorker: Language: Celery runs on Python. IronWorker is “language agnostic.” Performance: IronWorker has far more features than Celery. (It has a better UI too!) Scalability: IronWorker is, hands down, much easier to scale. Price: Celery has an open-source license (this means it’s free!), but it comes with limitations. They…
Read MoreHow Secure is AWS Fargate?
IronWorker is a prominent competitor to AWS Fargate, a worker system which truly rivals and runs alongside its alternatives with its parallel worker system. Here’s a bit of a comparison between the two, in particular with regards to security and functionality. Fargate was developed as a secure system resistant to user errors Fargate runs tasks within…
Read MoreHow to Schedule SMS’s and Calls on Twilio
A very common use case for using a service like Twilio is to be able to schedule calls or SMS’s. Maybe you want to schedule a conference call, schedule a text to go out at specific time, or notify all your users about something via SMS every day. Twilio doesn’t have scheduling built in, but here’s an…
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